Turfing-needle.



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APPLICATION FILED, OUT. 17, 1907.

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, Applicaticnfiled Getober 17, 1907. Seriallto. 3197,?dt3.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, SAMUEL HENRY Fare RIER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Troy, in the county of Wallowa and State of Oregon,haveginvented a new and useful Improvement in Turfing-Needles, of whichthe following is a specification. 1

This invention relates t iiurfing needles designed to producer-tufted orpile work in embroidery and rug making, and hasfor its object to providea simpl'efand easily operated device, iin rovedges epially with respectto the means or threa ing the needle and feeding the silk or threadpiorthe "'pur ose of inserting loopsthroug h the cloth as c ose tobeen loopsare or may e afterwards sheared to form a lush or pile fabric. A gage isalso provided or adjusting the depth of stitch, and the device has theadvantages that it may be threaded quickly and economizes the use ofthe' silk, and is" ada ted for rapid operation.

-1e device isillustrated in the accompanyin%drawings, in which igure 11sa side view of the needle. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section. Fig3 is a view of the threading rod and wire, removed from the barrel. ,Fi4 is a perspectiveview of the gage, detac ed. Fig. 5 is a detail of aguide dia hragm in the barrel.

Referring particu arly to the drawings, 10 indicates a barrel providedat its lower end with a tubular point 11 which is beveled at the tip asat 12 so that it may be easily inserted through the foundation fabric.At the upper end the barrel has a bushing 13;-

- and the barrel forms a handle or device which may be readily held inthe hand for operation.

At a suitable distance from its tip the point is provided with a notch01' eye-i4 out half way, or a little more, across the tube, in one side.A threading rod 15 works in the barrel, through the bushing 13 and aring or diaphragm 16 fixed in the barrel, anr.,l.;he end of the rodprojects above the barrel, in position to be pressed by the finger. T helower end of the rod carries the threading wire 17' which extends intothe point and new fork 18 atthe end. A coiled spring 19 between thediaphragm 16 and a collar 20.0i1 the rod, normally retracts the rod,-inwhich position the fork 18 is just above or behind the eye '14. The gagefor adjusting the de th of stitch comprises a band 21 around the owerend of i the barrel and slidable up and down thereon, and this bandhas'a rod 22 extending dawn u ardlytherefrom beside the point and terminating in a ring 23 around the ppiiit.

spring rod 24 extends upwardly fro'm the band and base in 25 which mayinto any one or a series of holes barrel, to adjust the distance of thering23 from the tip of the needle. Said ringlacts as a stop against thefoundation, when the rice ,dle is inserted, and limits the depth ofstitch accordingly. In threading, the end of the thread is laid acrossin the eye 14 and the-threading rod pushed down, with the, finger"engaging the thread in the fork 18 and byicontnined pressure advancingthe thread through the point and from the end thereof,- wherejitina'y becaught by the thumb and finger.

T e needle is operat d by inserting the point through the founr' ation/fabric, in an obvious and well known manner.

The diaphragm lfi'hsis a D-shaped hole, and the threading rod in isflattened accord ingly, thearrangeriient being such that the fork 18extends across at a right angle to the e e, so that the fork will alwaysengage the t read when it is stretched across the eye. The band 21 ofthe gage is split as shown andembraces the barrel with a spring prea .4

sure so as to hold the gage in desired osition and preventing theannoyar cc of t e gage working loose on the barrel.

In operation, the needle is inserted in the baa entered cloth which istobe turled, and the rod i5 is 1 moved to project the point thereofthrough. the tubular point 11. This movement car-- ries the threadthrough the cloth and the friction of the cloth on thathread preventsits withdrawal with the point, so that a tuft t or loo side 0 the cloth.This operation is repeated throughout the extent 0 it is desired to workon the material.

I claim- I 1. A turfing needle comprising a barrel, a tubular point atthe end thereof-having an, e e in the side, a rod slidable up and downint we barrel and having a forked endin the point adapted to engage athreadin the eye and advance the same throu hthe point, a collar on therod, said barrel lacing provided with a diaphragm, and a, springarranged between the collar andfthe. diaphragm 'to' retract the rod.

the pattern which of thread remains on the opposite I point adapted toengage a thread in the eye, 'Witnesse:

2. A turfing needle comprising a barrel, a the same and means to rev'entrotation of tubular point at the end thereof having an the rod withrespect to t e barrel.

eye i the side, a rod slidable up and down in the berrel and having aforked end in the SAMUEL HENRY FERRIER and advance the same through thepoint, a ERKIE EVERETT FENTON, coiled spring connected to the rod, toretract NINA MILLER.

